Atunda Ayenda

Atunda Ayenda
The cast from 2004, including Alhaji Sesay, third from the left, Winstinia Johnson, fifth from left, Patricia Fallah Hollist, centre.
Other namesLost and Found
GenreSoap Opera
Running time15 minutes
Country of origin Sierra Leone
Language(s)Krio
Written byEmrys Savage
Produced byEmrys Savage[1]
Recording studioTalking Drum Studio Sierra Leone
Original releaseDecember 2001 –
Present
No. of episodes3024 (As of June 2015)
Opening themef
WebsiteAtunda Ayenda Website
PodcastAtunda Ayenda on the internet

Atunda Ayenda is a radio soap opera broadcast on 27 stations within Sierra Leone and through the Internet.[2] It was created by Talking Drum Studios and was the first radio soap opera aired in Sierra Leone.[2][3] In the Mandingo language, Atunda Ayenda means Lost and Found.[3] The plot on the show revolved around young people and their experiences of the Sierra Leone Civil War, with story-arcs addressing contemporary issues such as HIV/AIDS.[4]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference UK was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ a b "Atunda-Ayenda: Lost & Found". Talking Drum Studio. Archived from the original on 5 July 2008. Retrieved 2008-07-12.
  3. ^ a b Lartigue, Laura (June 8, 2004). "USAID Soap Opera Most Popular Show in Sierra Leone". USAID. Archived from the original on 23 July 2008. Retrieved 2008-07-12.
  4. ^ Dauncey, Guy (2006). Enough Blood Shed: 101 Solutions to Violence, Terror and War. New Society Publishers. p. 144. ISBN 978-0-86571-527-1.

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